The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-02-08

mad learned this. and wss In i;'s break
fast room elrly-tle ont guest pres
ent. No one else turned up Int Lord
and Lady Hayward themselves, Rose
Nannering. who always appeared with
Der charges at this time, end the SER
wants. Even Miss Coll.t.e vas too
tired to come down, though no me was
stricter, Theoretically, On tho subject
OF family prayers. How grateful was
Lady Hayward, half an hour afterward,
that her sister had been late that morn
ing!
TIE servants all came in. led by the
puuer and the stately housekeeper, and
Lord Hayward read prayers. Mr..
Hawk sat very quietly in the shadow
of curtain.
| With all decorum the servants filed
out again. and Mr.. Hawk did not move.
The moment the door closed on the last
of them lie leaned over to Lord Hay
ward.
My Lord" he said, 'may the men
servants watch the windows of this
room outside for few minutes. Don't
ask me to explain, there's no time to
lose"
The old butler came in at that mo-
ment carrying the silver coffee pot
Lord Hayward gave the order.
"And tell them to keep their eyes
OPEN" added Mr.. Hawk. We've got
to deal with the lightest pair of heels in
the Kingdom"
Lady Hayward listened and looked,
her heart in her mouth. Wnat was
coming next?
Your Ladyship." said Mr.. Hawk,
'may send for your maid?" Lord
HAYWARD rang instantly.
Why should you suspect her? pro-
tested Lady Hayward. "She is a most
superior girl. She has travelled with
me and know her well. No suspic-
ion must fall on her unless you have
proofs"
Mr.. Hawk rose and went anxiously
to the door. The order had been given,
but scarcely moment had elapsed.
..Do You expect her TO come in less
than amoment?" asked Lady Hayward,
little Grossly.
just then Taylor appeared at the
door; the butler was behind her. She
came in and the door was shut, the
butler remaining outside. At the first
glance Lady Hayward had seen curious
look on the girls face-one she had
never seen there before. But immedi-
ately she was herself again. and now
she stood before Lord and Lady Hay
ward and the detective, perfectly quiet,
without a culver on her fsce.
John" said Mr.. Hawk, "this is
really very wrong of you; it is an in
famous trick to have played. For two
years you've been wanted, and knew
you weren't out of the country; but I'd
no idea you could be doing such thing
as this"
While he spoke Mr.. Hawk had ap-
preached Taylor and put a pair of hand
cuffs on her. There had been little
by play at first; Taylor had scanned
the windows and instantly saw they
were guarded.
so the games up" she said sal
lehiy.
Yes, my lady's maid, to the tune Of
fourteen years." answered Mr.. Hawk.
What does il mean?" cried Lady
Haywood; al can't understandr'
Mr.. Hawk snatched the dainty it'll.
Partisan cap and the smooth, brown
wig from Taylor's head and flung them
on the floor. In an instant the gentle
girls face became a mans smooth and
maileable as wax. 1t was not nice to
look at just now. The head was COW
cred with a dark, very, very short
growth of hair.
Lady Haywood uttered a shrek and
fell back into her chair.
"T'll take him off," said Mr.. Hawk.
ats too much for her Ladyship."
''Mr. Hawk Mr.. Hawk! cried poor
Lady Haywood, put on his wig and
take him away as a woman. I'll give
you any thing-any thing, if you'll do
thatrn
Mr.. Hawk seemed suddenly to under
stand.
Your Ladyship may depend on
me-" he said solemnly, and he put the
wig and cap on again with the greatest
solemnity.
Vernon" exclaimed Lady Hay
wood Historically, the moment the door
was shut, promise you'll keep the Sc
cret-don't tell any one, don't tell
Cecilia. Vernon, are you a brute?
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